{"product_id":"the-strange-death-of-liberal-england","title":"The Strange Death of Liberal England","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt the beginning of the twentieth century Englands empire spanned the globe  its economy was strong  and its political system seemed immune to the ills that inflicted so many other countries. After a resounding electoral triumph in 1906  the Liberals formed the government of the most powerful nation on earth  yet within a few years the House of Lords lost its absolute veto over legislation  the Home Rule crisis brought Ireland to the brink of civil war and led to an army mutiny  the campaign for womans suffrage created widespread civil disorder and discredited the legal and penal systems  and an unprecedented wave of strikes swept the land. This is a classic account  first published in 1935  of the dramatic upheaval and political change that overwhelmed England in the period 1910-1914. Few books of history retain their relevance and vitality after more than sixty years. The Strange Death of Liberal England is one of the most important books of the English past  a prime example that history can be abiding literature. As a portrait of England enmeshed in the turbulence of new movements  which often led to violence against the pieties of Liberal Englanduntil it was overwhelmed by the greatest violence of all  World War Ithis extraordinary book has continued to exert a powerful influence on the way historians have observed early twentieth-century England.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946524241973,"sku":"ByrdShop_0804729301","price":36.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780804729307.jpg?v=1769954554","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-strange-death-of-liberal-england","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}